NEWCASTLE, Australia -- Canberra-based startup MCi Carbon is building a facility in Australia to capture carbon for use in cement, accelerating a push to commercialize decarbonization technologies.
Backed by Japan's Itochu and more, MCi aims to commercialize tech in 2026

MCi Carbon CEO Marcus Dawe, far right, and Japanese ambassador to Australia Kazuhiro Suzuki, far left, attend a foundation ceremony for a new carbon capture plant in Newcastle on April 10. (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)
NEWCASTLE, Australia -- Canberra-based startup MCi Carbon is building a facility in Australia to capture carbon for use in cement, accelerating a push to commercialize decarbonization technologies.